Christian Doyle of Newburyport takes on the role of Edgar and Daniel Burns of Methuen is Edmund in the Northern Essex Community College production of King Lear presented next month in the Chester W. Hawrylciw Theater on the third floor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill campus.

The miseries and joys of humanness are explored in the Northern Essex Community College production of “King Lear,” presented this month in the Chester Hawrylciw Theatre on the third floor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill campus.

Performances will be held Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7 and Friday, November 13, and Saturday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. There will be a performance on Thursday, November 12, at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for students and seniors. They can be purchased at the door of online at www.MVarts.info

“The play ‘King Lear’ encompasses all of society from the exalted monarchy to the lowly beggar,” says Theater Professor Jim Murphy, who takes on the role of Lear. “The play explores the journey of man through life and deals with the extreme emotions of tenderness, anger, anguish, and despair experienced in the journey. The play shows both human cruelty and misery along with goodness, loyalty, devotion, kindness and self-sacrifice. In short, what it is to be human.”

The cast includes:

Haverhill

Armando Belliard-Harmon       Oswald

Trevon Gilchrist                           Ensemble

Erin Lannon                                  Student stage manager

Geehae Moon                                Goneril

Amesbury

Emma Grace Deily-Swearingen   Ensemble

Newburyport

Abigail Seabrook                          Cordelia

Christian Doyle                             Edgar

Colin Sarff                                      Ensemble

Jamie Buscemi                              Ensemble

Salisbury

Hunter Gouldthorpe                    Duke of Cornwall

Methuen

Daniel Burns                                 Edmund

Caitlin Kennedy                            Regan

Tewksbury

Sarah Bird                                      The Fool

Salem, NH

Allyson Catanzaro                        Ensemble

E.P. Lehner                                    Ensemble

Lauren Smith                                Ensemble

Paul Kelly                                       Duke of Albany

Hampton, NH

Jarrod Cobb                                   Ensemble

Alumni Cast Members

J. Mark Morrison

Haverhill, MA                                Earl of Gloucester

Craig Ciampa

Billerica, MA                                  Earl of Kent

Faculty

Jim Murphy                                   King Lear

Ensemble members play a variety of characters: servants, soldiers, doctors, attendants, etc.

For additional information contact Jim Murphy at jmurphy@necc.mass.edu

Northern Essex Community College is partnering with its local chambers of commerce and UMass Lowell and Suffolk University-MBA North to inspire local employees to continue their education while working.

The college is sponsoring Business & Technology Education Expos in Lawrence on Thursday, November 5, in partnership with the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce, and in Haverhill, Tuesday, December 8, in partnership with the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce.  Both programs will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. and are free and open to the public.   Light refreshments will be served.

“By 2020, 70 percent of jobs in Massachusetts will require an associate degree or certificate,” said Lane Glenn, president of Northern Essex.  “At these expos, employees will learn how they can earn their degree while working, even full-time.”

The Lawrence event, on November 5, will be held in the Dr. Ibrahim El Hefni Allied Health& Technology Center, 414 Common St, Room 301 and 302.  And, the Haverhill event, on December 8, will be held in the Hartleb Technology center, TC-103 A/B, Haverhill.

Both events will include keynote speakers (Mayor Dan Rivera of Lawrence in Lawrence and Michael Moore, president and CEO of Moore Staffing Services in Haverhill), student panels, and information on NECC, UMass Lowell, and Suffolk University MBA North programs.  The programs including keynotes and student panels will begin at 6 p.m.

For more information, contact Adam Cutler, at acutler@necc.mass.edu

NECC President Lane Glenn with Employee Recognition Winners Allison Gagne, Tina Favara, and Dianne Lahaye.

Three Northern Essex Community College employees, Allison Gagne and Dianne Lahaye of Haverhill and Tina Favara of Kensington, NH, recently received the NECC Employee Recognition Award for the third quarter of 2015.

The Employee Recognition Award recognizes the many and varied contributions of the college’s nearly 700 employees. Employees are selected each quarter based on recommendations from supervisors and co-workers. Recipients receive a $150 certificate to the restaurant or mall of his or her choice.

Gagne, NECC’s events coordinator who has worked at the college for 13 years, was nominated by Maggie Lucey, staff associate, in NECC’s office of the vice president of administration & finance/CFO. She praised Gagne, who, among other things, oversees the initiative to market the NECC campuses as destination venues – in particular a recent wedding.

“This is just one part of Ali’s day. She is a remarkable woman with a huge ‘go-get-um attitude’ …(she) is determined to find a way to solve the day-to-day problems of her area. I know without a doubt I can rely on her resourcefulness in any situation,” wrote Lucey.

Gagne holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Corporate Communications from Framingham State (College) University.

Lahaye is a 2005 graduate of Northern Essex where she has worked for the last 10 years. She is currently an administrative assistant II in NECC’s Center for Corporate and Community Education. She was nominated by her colleagues at the center including Diane Zold-Gross, assistant dean, George Moriarty, executive director, Christine DeRosa, program manager, and Sharon Schoolcraft, administrative assistant.

“As a program coordinator, Dee wears many hats in the division. Dee Exceeds expectations in many areas,” wrote Zold-Gross. “She has a tremendous service oriented approach to her role…she has that rare combination of abilities that allow her to grasp both the big picture and the minutest of details.”

“She also has a wealth of knowledge about the college and shares the knowledge she’s gained from her experience,” wrote Schoolcraft.

Lahaye holds an Associate of Science degree in Business Management: Computer Applications Option from NECC.

For nine years Tina Favara has worked in Northern Essex’s financial and enrollment services area, most recently as dean of enrollment services & interim dean of student life.

She was nominated by five of her work colleagues who cited her dedication and unwavering support of NECC students.

“She is dedicated to the principle that all students have a chance to succeed as long as they are afforded the opportunity,” wrote Alexis Fishbone, NECC’s director of financial aid.

Bill Heineman, vice president of academic and student affairs, wrote “Tina Favara always puts students first. She is one of the most ethical people I have ever worked with.”

“Tina is honest, hardworking, and is always available when I need her,” wrote Susan Martin, director of the Learning Accommodations Center.

Director for Compliance of Enrollments Heather Mores wrote “Tina is always ready to assist where there is a need…Tina has an open door policy that puts the needs of others before her own.”

“Tina understands our students and is always willing to go to great lengths to help them,” wrote Sue Shain, associate dean of enrollment services and registrar.”

Favara earned both a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education and a Master of Education in Higher Education in Student Affairs from Salem State University.

Northern Essex Community College will once again host the New England Association of College Admission Counseling (NEACAC) Fair on Sunday, October 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Sports and Fitness Center on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliott St. Approximately 120 colleges and universities from around the country will be participating in this year’s fair.

The fair is free and open to the public.

“We are encouraging anyone who is considering college to attend,” said Jill Palermo, Northern Essex Enrollment Services.  “It’s a great way to connect with college admissions counselors and learn more about individual colleges.”

For a list of colleges and universities that are scheduled to participate please visit neaacac.org.

For more information, please contact Enrollment Services at 978-556-3735 or admissions@necc.mass.edu.

With campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence, Northern Essex Community College offers over 70 associate degree and certificate programs as well as hundreds of noncredit courses designed for personal enrichment and career growth.  More than 7,400 students are enrolled in credit associate degree and certificate programs on the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses; and another 6,700 take noncredit workforce development and community education classes on campus, and at businesses and community sites across the Merrimack Valley.  Northern Essex is the only state college located in the lower Merrimack Valley Region of Massachusetts. For more information, visit the website at www.necc.mass.edu.

The Women of NECC will hold a Murder Mystery Membership Tea Wednesday, October 21, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Hartleb Technology Center on the Haverhill campus.

A Murder Mystery Membership Tea sponsored by the Women of NECC will be held Wednesday, October 21, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Hartleb Technology Center on the Haverhill campus.

The event is open to the public. Tickets are $45 per person. This includes a buffet lunch donated by NexDine. Entertainment will be provided by Keith & Margo’s Mystery Events.

Founded by Keith O’Leary and Margo Morrison, Murder Mystery Events has produced more than 6,000 murder mystery events around the world. Throughout the tea, an event leader – an experienced actor and group motivator- provides clues, asks questions, and adds plot twists to the faux murder mystery until the perpetrator is identified.

Tickets can be purchased by calling Lori Smerdon in NECC’s office of institutional advancement at 978-556-3789.

Founded in 1997, The Women of NECC was organized to help Northern Essex in its efforts to raise money for scholarship for needy and deserving students.

For more information or to become a member, contact Jean Poth, vice president for institutional advancement, at 978-556-3624 or jpoth@necc.mass.edu.